I suppose this new evidence could be described as an informal kind of fat tax.

ObesityÂ rates are rapidly rising in the United States,Â so that also means larger pant sizes, wider seats, andmore and more overweightÂ people having sex… doesn’t it?

There’s a scene in the 1999 comedy,Â Austin Powers:Â The Spy Who Shagged Me,Â that applies to this conundrum. Austin, saddened that his female spy colleague Felicity “shagged” Fat Bastard, a ginormous 2,200-pound Scottish henchman, in order to place a homing device up his rectum, questions her decision:

Austin:Â …how could you do it?

Felicity:Â I was just doing my job.

Austin:Â No, I mean, literally, HOW could you do it? The man’s so fat, the sheer mechanics of it are mind-boggling. Â Read more »

Only in America could you sue for getting a woody while riding a motorbike. SOme people actually take drugs for long lasting erections and this guy wants to sue for it?

A Californian motorcycle enthusiast has taken legal action after a bike seat gave him long lasting erections.

Straight from the â€śonly in Americaâ€ť files comes this â€“ a Californian man is suing BMW North America over a seat that gave him a severe case of priapism (A persistent, lasting erection) that has lasted for 20 months.

Henry Wolf claims his 1993 BMW motorcycle, or more specifically the bikeâ€™s â€śridge-likeâ€ť seat, gave him a â€śsevere case of priapismâ€ť when he took it for a four-hour ride on May 1, 2010, according to theÂ Courthouse News Service.

Wolf is suing BMW North America and the seatâ€™s manufacturer, Corbin-Pacific, in a product liability lawsuit in the California Superior Court in San Francisco, claiming the â€śnegligent design, manufacture and/or installation of the seatâ€ť has caused the painful condition.

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Narrow, â€śbananaâ€ť style seats similar to the one reportedly fitted to Wolfâ€™s motorcycle have been associated with problems such as genital numbness and even erectile dysfunction, however Wolfâ€™s case is the first known to tackle the opposite side of the problem.

The court notes state the Wolf â€śhas been experiencing continuing problems since his motorcycle rideâ€ť including â€śsubstantial emotional and mental anguishâ€ť and the inability to engage in sexual activity.